It is fundamentally unconstitutional to prevent those who wish to pursue a peaceful lifestyle that includes consuming cannabis.
Legalizing the consumption, distribution, manufacturing, and possession of cannabis will...
1. Create a new market and industry and open thousands of jobs in agriculture, business, retail, etc.
2. Earn the government income through taxation of cannabis products.
3. Lessen the amount of cash that ends up in the hands of violent drug dealers and cartels who use the money to buy weapons and oppress the peaceful public.
4. Keep nonviolent offenders out of jail and cut the expense of keeping them in jail, saving millions of dollars.